Supporter,
Late last night Fani Willis, the prosecutor in Fulton County, Georgia announced the indictment of former President Trump for his role in attempting to overturn the election results in the 2020 election.
Trump was indicted alongside Rudy Giuliani, former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and 16 others. They are accused by the state of Georgia of conspiring to form a “criminal enterprise” in order to overturn the election results and will now face charges of racketeering; among 41 other criminal counts.
“Trump and the other defendants charged in this indictment refused to accept that Trump lost, and they knowingly and willfully joined a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election in favor of Trump.”
– Fulton County Georgia, Criminal Indictment, 8/14/23 [1]
Even as this indictment (and the three prior) are moving forward to trial, the threats to our democracy remain:
- Republican state lawmakers continue passing legislation that would undermine and restrict the right to vote for countless Americans. [2]
- Trump and his MAGA allies continue pushing the false narrative of the Big Lie despite the overwhelming evidence against them, in an effort to win the cases against him in the court of public opinion.
- MAGA Republicans and other far-right extremists continue to threaten and intimidate election officials who are simply trying to ensure that we have free and fair elections. [3]
These threats will only worsen unless we continue our efforts to hold Trump and his enablers accountable: at the ballot box, in the courts, in the media, and more.
Thanks for your continued support and advocacy,
Zach VanHouten, People For the American Way
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Sources:
[1] "The Trump Georgia Indictment, Annotated" The New York Times, 8/15/23
[2] "Voting Laws Roundup: June 2023" The Brennan Center for Justice, 6/14/23
[3] "Election officials sound the alarm about violence against poll workers" POLITICO, 6/14/23
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